Netgear Router WGR614 User Manual

							Reference Manual for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 
Connecting the Router to the Internet 2-11
 
• Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These 
parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you 
leave the Domain Name field blank, the router try to discover the domain. Otherwise, you may 
need to enter it manually.
• If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during 
login, select Use these DNS servers and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS 
Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.
Note: If you enter DNS addresses, restart your computers so that these settings take effect.
• Click Apply to save your settings.
• Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within 
one minute, refer to 
Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting.”
Fixed IP Account Smart Wizard-Detected Option
If the Setup Wizard discovers that your ISP uses Fixed IP assignment, you will see this menu:
Figure 2-10:  Setup Smart Wizard menu for Fixed IP address accounts
• Fixed IP is also called Static IP. Enter your assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the IP 
Address of your ISP’s gateway router. This information should have been provided to you by 
your ISP. Refer to the configuration parameters from your ISP you recorded in 
“Record Your 
Internet Connection Information” on page 2-3.
• Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary and Secondary DNS Server addresses.
Note: Restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect.
• Click Apply to save the settings. 
						

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• Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within 
one minute, refer to 
Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting.”
How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection 
You can manually configure your router using the menu below, or you can allow the Setup Wizard 
to determine your configuration as described in the previous section.
Figure 2-11:  Browser-based configuration Basic Settings menus
ISP Does Not Require Login
ISP Does Require Login 
						

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You can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in Figure 2-11 using 
these steps:
1.Click the Basic Settings link on the Setup menu. 
2.If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the Basic Settings 
menu and fill in the settings according to the instructions below. If your Internet connection 
does require a login, click Yes, and skip to step 3.
a.Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name.  
These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news 
servers.
b.Internet IP Address:  
If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your PC, select 
“Use static IP address”. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the 
netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your router 
will connect.
c.Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:  
If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router 
during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s 
Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.
Note: If you enter an address here, restart the computers on your network so that these 
settings take effect.
d.Gateway’s MAC address:  
This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the router on the 
Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface 
card in your PC when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from 
the MAC address of that PC. This feature allows your router to masquerade as that PC by 
“cloning” its MAC address. 
To change the MAC address, select “Use this Computer’s MAC address.” The router will 
then capture and use the MAC address of the PC that you are now using. You must be 
using the one PC that is allowed by the ISP. Or, select “Use this MAC address” and enter 
it.
e.Click Apply to save your settings.
3.If your Internet connection does require a login, fill in the settings according to the instructions 
below. Select Yes if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or WinPOET 
in order to access the Internet. 
						

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Note: After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login 
program on your PC in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, 
your router will automatically log you in.
a.Select you Internet service provisory from the drop-down list. 
Figure 2-12:  Basic Settings ISP list
b.The screen will change according to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select.
c.Fill in the parameters for your ISP according to the Wizard-detected procedures starting on 
page 2-3.
d.Click Apply to save your settings. 
						

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Chapter 3 
Wireless Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of your WGR614 router. In planning 
your wireless network, you should consider the level of security required. You should also select 
the physical placement of your firewall in order to maximize the network speed. For further 
information on wireless networking, refer to in 
Appendix D, “Wireless Networking Basics.
Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines
The operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the 
physical placement of the wireless firewall. The latency, data throughput performance, and 
notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration 
choices.
For best results, place your firewall:
• Near the center of the area in which your PCs will operate.
• In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have 
line-of-sight access (even if through walls).
• Away from sources of interference, such as PCs, microwaves, and 2.4 GHz cordless phones.
• Away from large metal surfaces.
The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security 
settings and placement. 
WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP 
encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook PC.
Note: Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance 
degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the router. For complete range/
performance specifications, please see Appendix A, “Technical Specifications.” 
						

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Implement Appropriate Wireless Security 
Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can be received well beyond your 
walls by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security features of your 
wireless equipment. The WGR614 router provides highly effective security features which are 
covered in detail in this chapter. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs.
Figure 3-1:  WGR614 wireless data security options
There are several ways you can enhance the security of you wireless network.
•Restrict Access Based on MAC address. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs o that 
unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the WGR614. MAC address filtering adds an 
obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link 
is fully exposed. 
•Turn Off the Broadcast of the Wireless Network Name SSID. If you disable broadcast of 
the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the wireless 
network ‘discovery’ feature of some products such as Windows XP, but the data is still fully 
exposed to a determined snoop using specialized test equipment like wireless sniffers.
•WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP Shared 
Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the most determined 
eavesdropper. 
Note: Indoors, computers can connect over 802.11b/g wireless networks at 
ranges of up to 500 feet.
 Such distances can allow for others outside of your 
immediate area to access your network.
1) Open System: Easy but no security
2) MAC Access List: No data security
3) WEP: Security but some performance impact
Wireless Data
Security Options
Range: Up to 500 Feet
WGR614 
						

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•Turn Off the Wired LAN. If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot 
communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when 
you are away and the others in the household all use wired connections.
Understanding Wireless Settings
To configure the Wireless settings of your firewall, click the Wireless link in the main menu of the 
browser interface. The Wireless Settings menu will appear, as shown below.
Figure 3-2:  Wireless Settings menu 
						

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The 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking protocols are configured in exactly the same 
fashion.
•Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 
32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than one wireless network, 
different wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic. Any device you 
want to participate in a particular wireless network will need to use this SSID for that network. 
The WGR614 default SSID is: NETGEAR.
•Region. This field identifies the region where the WGR614 can be used. It may not be legal to 
operate the wireless features of the router in a region other than one of those identified in this 
field.
•Channel. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be 
necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another 
nearby access point. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to 
“Wireless Channels” on page D-7.
•Mode. This field determines which data communications protocol will be used. You can select 
“g only” or “g and b.” “g only” dedicates the WGR614 to communicating with the higher 
bandwidth 802.11g wireless devices exclusively. The “g and b” mode provides backward 
compatibility with the slower 802.11b wireless devices while still enabling 802.11g 
communications.
•Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID). If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that 
have the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network 
‘discovery’ feature of some products such as Windows XP.
•Enable Wireless Access Point. If you disable the wireless access point, wireless devices 
cannot connect to the WGR614. 
•Wireless Card Access List. When the Trusted PCs Only radio button is selected, the 
WGR614 checks the MAC address of the wireless station and only allows connections to PCs 
identified on the trusted PCs list.  
						

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Understanding WEP Authentication and Encryption
Restricting wireless access to your network prevents intruders from connecting to your network. 
However, the wireless data transmissions are still vulnerable to snooping. Using the WEB data 
encryption settings described below will prevent a determined intruder from eavesdropping on 
your wireless data communications. Also, if you are using the Internet for such activities as 
purchases or banking, those Internet sites use another level of highly secure encryption called SSL. 
You can tell if a web site is using SSL because the web address begins with HTTPS rather than 
HTTP.
Authentication Scheme Selection 
Figure 3-3:  Encryption Strength
The WGR614 lets you select the following wireless authentication schemes. 
• Automatic. 
• Open System.
• Shared key. 
Be sure to set your wireless adapter according to the authentication scheme you choose for the 
WGR614 router. Please refer to 
“Authentication and WEP” on page D-3 for a full explanation of 
each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard.
Encryption Strength Choices
Choose the encryption strength from the drop-down list. Please refer to “Overview of WEP 
Parameters” on page D-5 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 
802.11 wireless communication standard.
Note: The authentication scheme is separate from the data encryption. You can 
choose an authentication scheme which requires a shared key but still leave the 
data transmissions unencrypted. If you require strong security, use both the 
Shared Key and WEP encryption settings
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•Disable. No encryption will be applied. This setting is useful for troubleshooting your wireless 
connection, but leaves your wireless data fully exposed.
•64-bit or 128-bit WEP. When 64-bit or 128-bit is selected, WEP encryption will be applied. 
If WEP is enabled, you can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. 
These values must be identical on all PCs and access points in your network.
There are two methods for creating WEP encryption keys:
•Passphrase. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the 
Generate button. These characters are case sensitive.
•Manual. For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). 
For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). These 
values are not case sensitive.
Default Factory Settings
When you first receive your WGR614, the default factory settings are shown below. You can 
restore these defaults with the Factory Default Restore button on the rear panel. After you install 
the WGR614 router, use the procedures below to customize any of the settings to better meet your 
networking needs.
FEATUREDEFAULT FACTORY SETTINGS
Wireless Access PointEnabled
Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering)All wireless stations allowed
SSID broadcast Enabled
SSID NETGEAR
11b/g RF Channel11
Modeg and b
Authentication TypeOpen System
WEPDisabled